Brian Nitz <Brian.Nitz at Sun.COM> wrote:
> Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > Glynn Foster <Glynn.Foster at Sun.COM> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> o ksh93 is the default *system* shell (bash remains the default
> >> user shell)
> >>
> >
> > What do you understand by "*system* shell"?
> >
> > J?rg
> >
> >
> It's the shell /usr/sh points to. This satisfies backward compatibility
> so you're not likely to have existing Solaris scripts break. Having
> /usr/bash be the default shell for interactive logins satisfies most
> immigrants from linux.
Let me asume that you are talking abut /sbin/sh and /bin/sh.
Changing this to ksh93 will break compatibility.
BTW: I vote against allowing to replace /sbin/sh by something different than a
100% compatible Bourne shell for distributions that like to use the OpenSolaris
trademark.
J?rg
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